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Allentown Farmers Market gets grant for update

The Allentown Fairgrounds and Farmer Market is getting an update, thanks to a $250,000 grant obtained by Sen. Nick Miller, D-Lehigh/Northampton, and Rep. Mike Schlossberg, D-Lehigh.

“We are fortunate to have such an incredible asset like the fairgrounds in the Lehigh Valley, which host a year-round farmers market and the annual Great Allentown Fair,” Miller said. “The recent addition of the Brass Rail restaurant further highlights the market’s diverse offerings and its importance to the community.”

Beverly Gruber, chairwoman and CEO of the Lehigh County Agricultural Society, the nonprofit that oversees the fairgrounds and the fair, said the funding will go toward adding ADA-accessible doors; updating the floor in the farmers market; and movable bleachers to use for events.

“With being shut down during the pandemic, various projects were stalled. As you can imagine, with a 135-year-old building, there are always updates that need to be made,” Gruber said.

The farmers market has been in business since 1953 and has more than 50 local vendors in the building.

The grant comes through funding from the American Rescue Plan Act.